Texas Special Session, Explained
July 19, 2017
State lawmakers came back to the Capitol yesterday to take up Gov. Greg Abbott's twisted special session agenda. On the agenda - attacking the rights and lives of Texans. Again. So let's dive into what makes this session especially messed up.
5 Ways Texas GOP Will Try to Screw Texans Over During Governor Abbott’s Special Session
June 30, 2017
Governor Abbott called a special session of the Texas Legislature, putting the lives and rights of Texans on the line to score Republican primary points.
Abortion Access Accountability Economic Opportunity Health Care Immigration Justice LGBTQ Resist TX Legislature
Open Letter to Gov. Abbott and Texas Lawmakers: An Attack on Any Texan Is An Attack on All Texans
June 21, 2017
36 groups representing diverse voices across the state denounce the extreme politics driving the Texas legislative agenda and vow to fight back.
What Progressives Fought for this Legislative Session
June 7, 2017
Resistance at the 2017 Texas Legislative Session
TEXAS STRONG: Resistance at the 2017 Legislative Session
June 2, 2017
Progressives from around the state and our champions in the legislature fought hard this session. From immigrant and voting rights to LGBTQ equality and reproductive freedom - we will continue to resist attacks on our fundamental rights.
The Worst of the Worst Texas Legislative Session in Pictures, Annotated
June 1, 2017
This session was pretty awful and by most accounts, the worst in recent history
Powerful Republican Donor & Notorious Bigot Threatens “Wicked State Legislators” Over Bathroom Bill
May 23, 2017
In a "prayer" that reads like a terroristic threat, Lt. Gov Dan Patrick backer Steven Hotze took aim at his political opponents.
Texas Democrat calls out GOP separate-but-equal bathroom bill
May 22, 2017
Watch Rep. Senfronia Thompson call out the Texas GOP's discriminatory bill for what it is: a separate but equal bathroom bill targeting vulnerable transgender kids."Bathrooms divided us and they divide us now...separate but equal is not equal at all."
Hate & Intolerance Exposed on the House Floor
May 16, 2017
As part of a larger effort to insert religious refusal provisions into uncontroversial, state agency review bills, Republicans in the Texas House passed an amendment that would allow for discrimination against LGBTQ Texans seeking legal assistance.
Texas House GOP Passes Discriminatory Bill Targeting Kids in CPS
May 10, 2017
The broad ‘license to discriminate’ bill uses religion to target vulnerable kids, LGBTQ Texans, and reproductive freedom.
CALL TODAY: Stop anti-LGBTQ, anti-reproductive rights bill
May 5, 2017
Call (844) 489-5685 now to get connected with your Texas Representative
Texas Lawmakers are Locked in the Bathroom
May 1, 2017
If the Texas Legislature is going to waste time, they should do so on something less mean-spirited, less regressive and less discriminatory.
Texas House Republicans Move to Fully Defund Planned Parenthood
April 7, 2017
Instead of funding legitimate health care providers, House GOP doubled funding for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers.
This Man Said What Other Texas Republicans Won't About the "Bathroom Bill"
March 28, 2017
Houstonians are calling out TV stations for giving Steven Hotze and his brand hate and fear mongering a megaphone
Beyond Bathrooms: Other Anti-LGBTQ Bills to Watch Out for This Session
March 10, 2017
Republicans have filed more than 20 bills that would target LGBTQ youth, override local control, and green light religious refusals.
“Jim Crow, June Crow, Jose Crow Laws”
February 24, 2017
The anti-gay marriage movement is just one way today’s Republican leadership is trying to divide America by law.
Texas Republicans Waste No Time Going After LGBTQ and Abortion Rights After Election
November 21, 2016
GOP in Texas Legislature started filing bills that would eviscerate abortion access and target LGBTQ equality.
Texas GOP Leaders Still Fighting Marriage Equality
October 31, 2016
The GOP wants the Texas Supreme Court to take away employee benefits for married same-sex couples in Houston.
When It Comes to Misogyny, Texas Republicans Practice What Donald Trump Preaches
October 12, 2016
Texas GOP has legislated a shockingly similar brand of misogyny for years.
Texas Republicans Need to Stop Attacking Transgender Rights
August 26, 2016
Texas Republicans are jeopardizing the lives, health, and safety of transgender people in a brutish attempt to score political points.
